[openbeos] Re: Kernel status (POSIX)

>> The OpenBeOS focus has been on drivers. Mostly the 
>> ones that everyone forgets about - serial, parallel, mouse,
>> kbd, IDE, CD-ROM, etc. A project plan is forthcoming - 
>> I just need to fill it in with names.
>
>What do the interrupt vector tables look like for for 
>the various hardware? Is there documentation for these?

You shouldn't need to know that. Posix should use the native
open/close/read/write/ioctl provided by the kernel.

>Out of curiosity, one of my (opinions) thoughts, was that 
>*NO* drivers should be seriously embedded into the kernel.

Agreed. But they are part of the kernel distro.
Also note that they are embedded for right now. That will change.

>Are the IDE, CD-ROM....etc drivers generic modules that can
>be dropped from the kernel, by the user, once a better driver comes along,
>or will that require a complete recompile of the OS?

Yes, they will be generic modules.

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